Gujarat elections: AAP has become synonymous with "parivartan", says Raghav Chadha
AAP's Gujarat election in-charge Raghav Chadha on Saturday said the people of Gujarat are "yearning for a change" and the only force which has become synonymous with "parivartan" in the state is Aam Aadmi Party.
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Gujarat polls: Modi, Kejriwal to address rallies in Surat in last leg of campaign
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal will be speaking at campaign rallies on Sunday in Gujarat's 'diamond city' Surat which sends 12 MLAs to the state's 182-member Assembly.Voting will be held in Surat in the first phase of the Gujarat Assembly elections on December 1.Modi will address a public meeting at Mota Varachha in Surat after a 25-km road-show from the airport to the rally venue, said the local Bharatiya Janata Party leader Jagdish Patel.
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DMK party member Thangavel allegedly died by self-immolation on November 26
What is the need for PM o visit Gujarat repeatedly when his name is enough? asks Gehlot in Gujarat
AAP has most candidates with criminal backgrounds in MCD polls: ADR
The AAP has pitched 250 candidates, out of which 248 self sworn-affidavits were analysed by the ADR and 18 per cent of them i.e., 45 have criminal records, the report said.
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Gujarat polls one-sided: Nadda
Shiv Sena leader Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday lambasted Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde for his `silence' on Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari's alleged insult to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and the border dispute with neighbouring Karnataka. Addressing a rally at Chikhli in Buldhana district, the former chief minister claimed that projects headed for Maharashtra were diverted to Gujarat due to the Assembly elections in that state. ''I fear that Karnataka is going to the polls next year and Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has staked claim to Akkalkot and Solapur (in Maharashtra). Next year, these two places may be handed over to Karnataka,'' Thackeray alleged.
A Constitution that has successfully stood the test of time for over seven decades, today this very Constitution faces a fundamental crisis, indeed an existential crisis for the spirit behind its text," said Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Constitution Day
Winning Anand after 25 years, can Congress milk a victory and do an encore?
Congress's Kanti Sodaparmar, the sitting MLA who had won the seat for his party in 2017 by a margin of little over 5,000 votes, says he is confident of a repeat victory by a bigger margin. Anand figures in the second phase of polling in Gujarat on D...
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Karnataka won't lose any village or town: Bommai on Maharashtra's petition in SC
Speaking to media persons here, he said the state government had argued that the demand is against the state reorganisation act and it should not be considered in the past. "We will carry on the same with senior advocates Mukul Rohatagi andand Uday Holla. Supreme Court retired Justice Shivaraj Patil has been made head of State Border, River Formation Commission to ensure that Karnataka would win the legal battle.
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Investigation must be done to keep people's trust intact with the Election Commission: Karnataka LoP Siddaramaiah
Have told Maharashtra govt to maintain law & order as far as Karanataka buses, Kannada-speaking people are concerned: Bommai
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'Drunk on power': Owaisi slams Amit Shah's Gujarat riots remark
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday slammed Union Home Minister Amit Shah for stating that BJP taught a lesson to rioters in Gujarat in 2002 and remarked that he is drunk on power.
The Hyderabad MP took to Twitter to hit back at Amit Shah. "Drunk high on power, India's home minister said we taught a lesson in 2002," tweeted Owaisi.
The AIMIM leader reminder Shah that power is not permanent. "After coming to power, some people forget that power does not always remain with someone," wrote Owaisi, who is currently campaigning for All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) candidates in Gujarat Assembly elections.
People of Guwahati have welcomed us again, says Eknath Shinde in Assam
BJP never did anything for social justice, sided with British: Siddaramaiah
Seriously considering UCC in K'taka, studying all aspects: Bommai
Modi spends his 18-hour-long work days targeting AAP, should work for country: Kejriwal
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying that the 72-year-old spent much of his supposed 18-hour-long work days thinking of ways to stop the AAP and AAP leaders from doing work.
Kejriwal further said that if Modi actually spent two hours of his day doing work for the benefit of the people, India would not have to endure the current levels of inflation and unemployment.
It's BJP's 10 videos vs AAP's 10 guarantees: Kejriwal on MCD polls
CBI told to put Sisodia behind bars, but gave clean chit: Kejriwal
With an eye on the Olympics, BJP announces 'Gujarat Olympics Mission'
As part of its manifesto for Gujarat, the BJP promised to create "world class" sports infrastructure in Gujarat if voted to power.
Party chief J P Nadda also announced the 'Gujarat Olympics Mission' with an aim to host the 2036 Olympic Games.
BJP promises 20 lakh jobs, interest-free credit for labourers in Gujarat
The BJP, launching its manifesto for Gujarat on Saturday, promised to create 20 lakh jobs for youth in the state.
The saffron party also announced interest-free credit for labourers up to Rs 2 lakh.
Will turn Gujarat into a 1 trillion economy: Nadda as BJP launch manifesto
BJP chief J P Nadda on Saturday said that the saffron party would transform Gujarat into a 1 trillion economy as the BJP launched its manifesto for the poll-bound state.
Rs 10,000 cr for improving govt schools, four Gujarat Institutes of Technology among BJP's promises
BJP chief J P Nadda promised to convert 20,000 government schools in Gujarat into schools of excellence, with a budget of Rs 10,000 crore.
He added that four Gujarat Institutes of Technology would be developed.
Will implement UCC committee's recommendations, says Nadda during manifesto launch
As the BJP launched its manifesto for poll-bound Gujarat, party chief J P Nadda asserted that the saffron party would implement the Uniform Civil Code Committee's recommendations in the state if voted to power.
He added that the BJP would also create an anti-radicalisation cell toidentify and eliminate potential threatsand sleeper cells ofterrorist organisations and anti-India forces.
Rs 10,000 cr for farming infrastructure, Rs 25,000 cr for irrigation among BJP's promises in Gujarat
BJP President J P Nadda on Saturday, while launching the saffron party's manifesto for Gujarat, promised Rs 10,000 crore for farminginfrastructure, and Rs 25,000 crore for irrigation facilities as being key promises.
Nadda further announced plans for two seafood parks in the state, a focus on fishing infrastructure, and the first blue economy corridor.
Focus on women empowerment, says Nadda as BJP launch Gujarat manifesto
BJP President J P Nadda, on the occasion of the saffron party launching its manifesto for the upcoming Gujarat polls, said that the party would focus on women empowerment.
Gujarat CM Patel, J P Nadda, C R Paatil release BJP's manifesto for Gujarat polls
Today, AAP has become the new hope of Indians: Kejriwal on party's 10th anniversary
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said the Aam Aadmi Party, which marked its 10th foundation day on Saturday, scripted many histories in Indian politics with the love of the citizens.
The AAP was founded in November 26, 2012, by Kejriwal. He chose to float the party on this day as the Constitution of India was adopted on this day in 1949.
"Aam Aadmi Party was established 10 years ago on this day. In these 10 years, with the immense love of the public and efforts of the workers, the party created many histories in Indian politics," Kejriwal tweeted.
AAP nowhere in picture, Congress trying its best, says BJP candidate from Manavadar
Suspended Tihar jail superintendent seen interacting with Jain in new video
More CCTV footage of jailed Delhi minister Satyender Jain emerges
Onus on ECI to crush Bommai govt's 'sinister' plan and defend democracy: Cong
Who funded Chilume's data collection activities, asks Cong, calling for ECI probe
Voter fraud: Cong calls for FIR against Bommai, BBMP commissioner
Bharat Jodo Yatra resumes from Mortakka village in MP
Centre led by PM Modi involved in Karnataka voters ID scam: Congress
Congress' Karnataka state unit in-charge Randeep Singh Surjewala has alleged that the BJP-led Union government is involved in the voters' ID scam.
"The Central government headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is directly involved in stealing data from voters. The funds have been transferred from the bank account of a company run by the Central government to many persons, who hail from the place where Ravikumar of Chilume Institute, the main accused in the scam," Surjewala said.
MCD Polls: Nadda launches scathing attack on AAP
BJP national President J PNadda, while addressing a public meeting in Patel Nagar in the run-up to the December 4 elections to the Municipal Corpration of Delhi (MCD), challenged Deputy CM Manish Sisodia to list the works done by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Delhi.
Taking a jibe at the Arvind Kejriwal government, Nadda said that the Chief Minister did many things for Delhi -- 'like opening liquor vends on every street, distributing free liquor in one plus one scheme etc'.
"Not only this, the Dy CM for whom Kejriwal has high praises, has made a rapist a therapist to defend one of their jailed colleagues," Nadda said.
K'taka AAP unit to celebrate party's Foundation Day on Nov 26
The Karnataka unit of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will organise various programmes to celebrate the party's foundation day across the state on Saturday, a party leader said on Friday.
The AAP was founded on November 26, 2012.
Also, on November 26, 1949, the Constituent Assembly of India was adopted to the Constitution, and it came into effect on 26 January 1950.
In Bengaluru, AAP volunteers from the Shivaji Nagar Assembly constituency would be doing an early morning "greeting walkers" event at Cubbon Park.